Meanings
comparative more resentful · superlative most resentful
- Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
Synonyms: unforgiving, spiteful, rancorous, acrimonious
- Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
Is it serving Hashem to be machmir and resentful, rather than adhere to the letter of the law and be relaxed and happy?
2008 July 16, Jessie Fischbein, “Being Machmir”, in The Jewish Star1 more example
‘Them bloody chaps 'ave a cushy job,’ said little Martlow with resentful envy. ‘Just fly over the line, take a peek at ol' Fritz, and as soon as a bit o' shrapnel comes their way, fuck off 'ome jildy, toot sweet.’
1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 27Synonyms: bitter, embittered
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveInclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
adjectiveHarboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivefull of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian обидчив, възмутен
- обидчив (obidčiv)inclined to resent
- възмутен (văzmuten)full of resentment
- обиден (obiden)full of resentment
Chinese Mandarin 不滿 /不满, 憤慨的 /愤慨的
- 不滿 /不满 (bùmǎn)full of resentment
- 憤慨的 /愤慨的 (fènkǎi de)full of resentment
Czech rozhořčený, naštvaný
- rozhořčenýfull of resentment
- naštvanýfull of resentment
- dopálenýfull of resentment
- popuzenýfull of resentment
Finnish herkästi pahastuva, herkkähipiäinen
- herkästi pahastuvainclined to resent
- herkkähipiäineninclined to resent
- kaunainenfull of resentment
- katkerafull of resentment
- närkästynytfull of resentment
- pahoillaanfull of resentment
- harmistunutfull of resentment
French rancunier, rancuneux
- rancunierinclined to resent
- rancuneuxinclined to resent
- indignéfull of resentment
German empört, verärgert
- empörtfull of resentment
- verärgertfull of resentment
- ärgertfull of resentment
Greek μνησίκακος
- μνησίκακος (mnisíkakos)inclined to resent
Irish doicheallach, múisiamach
- doicheallachfull of resentment
- múisiamachfull of resentment
Italian rancoroso
- rancorosoinclined to resent
Japanese 憤慨した
- 憤慨した (fungai shita)full of resentment
Māori mānatunatu, hūngeingei
- mānatunatuinclined to resent
- hūngeingeiinclined to resent
- whakamauāharainclined to resent
- mānatunatufull of resentment
- hūngeingeifull of resentment
Polish obrażalski
- obrażalskiinclined to resent
Portuguese ressentido
- ressentidofull of resentment
Russian оби́дчивый, злопа́мятный
- оби́дчивый (obídčivyj)inclined to resent
- злопа́мятный (zlopámjatnyj)inclined to resent
- возмущённый (vozmuščónnyj)full of resentment
- оби́женный (obížennyj)full of resentment
- негоду́ющий (negodújuščij)full of resentment
Spanish resentido, resentido
- resentidoinclined to resent
- resentidofull of resentment
Turkish küskün, muğber
- küsküninclined to resent
- muğberinclined to resent
- küskünfull of resentment
- muğberfull of resentment
Ukrainian ура́зливий, уразли́вий
- ура́зливий (urázlyvyj)inclined to resent
- уразли́вий (urazlývyj)inclined to resent
- образли́вий (obrazlývyj)inclined to resent
- злопа́м'ятний (zlopámʺjatnyj)inclined to resent
- злопа́м'ятливий (zlopámʺjatlyvyj)inclined to resent
- обра́жений (obráženyj)full of resentment
- обу́рений (obúrenyj)full of resentment
Cite this entry
resentful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resentful
“resentful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resentful. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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